Ask a Practitioner: So what’s a colon hydrotherapist?

So what made you say to yourself, I want to be a colon hydrotherapist?I developed ulcerative colitis, and it was through a colon hydrotherapist that I learned how to heal myself naturally. After my experience, I was very interested in studying it so I could make it more available.Who gets this treatment?I work with professional athletes and trainers, people who are really looking at optimizing their health. I work with people who are looking at losing weight, people who are severely constipated, people who have diarrhea—anybody with an imbalance in their internal ecosystem. It’s also a great preparation for colonoscopy.But for the most part I see people who just want general cleansing, to improve their health.Walk us through a procedure.During the session, they actually lower themselves onto a sterile, one-time-use tube. They’re able to get that into place in private, and then cover themselves. Then I come in and give them an abdominal evaluation, and instruct them how to start the water flow.Water goes into the colon and loosens and softens some of the contents of the bowel, and you release the excessi …